2025 AFL Rising Star

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| sponsor = Telstra

| country = Australia

| holder_label = Ron Evans medallist

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| previous = 2024

| main = AFL Rising Star

| next = 2026

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The Telstra AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League (AFL). The winner also receives the Ron Evans Medal, named for the former AFL chairman.{{cite web |title=Rising Star History |url=https://www.afl.com.au/rising-star/history |website=afl.com.au |access-date=16 March 2025 |language=en}}

Eligibility

Every round, a nomination is given to a standout young player who performed well during that particular round. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year and have played ten or fewer senior games before the start of the season; a player who is suspended may be nominated, but is not eligible to win the award.

Nominations

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Round ! Player ! Club ! class="unsortable" \|Ref.
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" \|+2025 AFL Rising Star nominees
style="text-align: center;" div \|1 \| {{Sortname\|Sam\|Lalor}}	{{AFL Ric}}	{{cite web \| last=Black \| first=Sarah \| title=Tiger's time: No.1 pick goes from broken jaw to Rising Star nom \| website=afl.com.au \| date=2025-03-17 \| url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1281929/richmond-tigers-time-no1-pick-sam-lalor-goes-from-broken-jaw-to-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \| access-date=2025-03-17}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|2 \| {{Sortname\|Connor\|O'Sullivan}}	{{AFL Gee}}	{{cite web \|title=Big Cat earns Rising Star nod after impressive display \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1286424/big-geelong-cat-connor-osullivan-earns-telstra-afl-rising-star-nod-after-impressive-display \|website=afl.com.au \|date=24 March 2025 \|access-date=24 March 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|3 \| {{Sortname\|Harvey\|Langford}}	{{AFL Mel}}	{{cite web \|title=Top Demon draftee's bright start earns Rising Star nomination \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1290972/melbourne-demons-harvey-langford-wins-r3-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|date=31 March 2025 \|access-date=31 March 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|4 \| {{Sortname\|Levi\|Ashcroft}}	{{AFL Bri}}	{{cite web \|title=Levi lands Telstra AFL Rising nomination \|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/1751780/levi-lands-telstra-afl-rising-nomination \|website=lions.com.au \|date=7 April 2025 \|access-date=7 April 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|5 \| {{Sortname\|Archie\|Roberts\|dab=Australian footballer, born 2005}}	{{AFL Ess}}	{{cite web \|title=Roberts earns Telstra Rising Star nod \|url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1756778/roberts-earns-telstra-rising-star-nod \|website=essendonfc.com.au \|date=14 April 2025 \|access-date=14 April 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|6 \| {{Sortname\|Murphy\|Reid}}	{{AFL Fre}}	{{cite web \|title=Exciting Docker earns Rising Star nomination after blistering start \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1305407/exciting-fremantle-dockers-murphy-reid-earns-rising-star-nomination-after-blistering-start \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=22 April 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|7 \| {{Sortname\|Xavier\|Lindsay}}	{{AFL Mel}}	{{cite web \|title=X marks the star: Lindsay receives nomination \|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1768756/x-marks-the-star-lindsay-receives-nomination \|website=melbournefc.com.au \|access-date=28 April 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|8 \| {{Sortname\|Hugo\|Garcia\|dab=Australian footballer}}	{{AFL StK}}	{{cite web \|title=Saints young gun lands Rising Star nomination after big response \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1315456/st-kilda-saints-young-gun-hugo-garcia-lands-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination-after-big-response \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=5 May 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|9 \| {{Sortname\|Nate\|Caddy}}	{{AFL Ess}}	{{cite web \|title=Exciting Bombers forward earns second Rising Star nomination\|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1320225/exciting-essendon-bombers-forward-nate-caddy-earns-second-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=12 May 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|10 \| {{Sortname\|Cooper\|Lord}}	{{AFL Car}}	{{cite web \|title=Cooper Lord named as the Round 10 Telstra AFL Rising Star \|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1786043/cooper-lord-named-as-the-round-10-telstra-afl-rising-star \|website=carltonfc.com.au \|access-date=19 May 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|11 \| {{Sortname\|Angus\|Clarke}}	{{AFL Ess}}	{{cite news \|title=Breakout Bomber earns Rising Star nod after three-goal bonanza \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1330992/breakout-essendon-bomber-angus-clarke-earns-telstra-afl-rising-star-nod-after-three-goal-bonanza \|access-date=26 May 2025 \|work=afl.com.au \|date=26 May 2025 \|language=en}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|12 \| {{Sortname\|Ed\|Allan}}	{{AFL Col}}	{{cite web \|title=Young Pie earns Rising Star nomination after classy display \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1335209/young-collingwood-magpie-ed-allan-earns-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination-after-classy-display \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=2 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|13 \| {{Sortname\|Daniel\|Curtin\|dab=footballer}}	{{AFL Ade}}	{{cite web\|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1340631/adelaide-crows-tall-dan-curtin-rewarded-with-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination-after-impressive-start\|title=Crows tall rewarded with Rising Star nom after impressive start\|website=afl.com.au\|date=10 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|14 \| {{Sortname\|Tyrell\|Dewar}}	{{AFL WCE}}	{{cite web \|title=Exciting Eagle soars to land Rising Star nomination \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1344856/exciting-west-coast-eagle-tyrell-dewar-soars-to-land-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=16 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|15 \| {{Sortname\|Finn\|O'Sullivan}}	{{AFL NM}}	{{cite web \|last1=Beveridge \|first1=Riley \|title=Rising Roo to be part of one of AFL's most talented share houses \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1349965/consistent-north-melbourne-kangaroo-finn-osullivan-rewarded-with-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=23 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|16 \| Clay Hall	{{AFL WC}}	{{cite web \|title=Hall class: Young Eagles mid lands Rising Star nom \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1354709/hall-class-young-west-coast-eagles-mid-clay-hall-lands-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=30 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|17 \| Isaac Kako	{{AFL Ess}}	{{cite web \|title=Livewire forward becomes Bombers' fourth Rising Star of 2025\|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1359898/livewire-forward-isaac-kako-becomes-essendon-bombers-fourth-telstra-afl-rising-star-of-2025 \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=7 July 2025}}

References

Afl Rising Star, 2025

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Round ! Player ! Club ! class="unsortable" \|Ref.
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" \|+2025 AFL Rising Star nominees
style="text-align: center;" div \|1 \| {{Sortname\|Sam\|Lalor}}	{{AFL Ric}}	{{cite web \| last=Black \| first=Sarah \| title=Tiger's time: No.1 pick goes from broken jaw to Rising Star nom \| website=afl.com.au \| date=2025-03-17 \| url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1281929/richmond-tigers-time-no1-pick-sam-lalor-goes-from-broken-jaw-to-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \| access-date=2025-03-17}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|2 \| {{Sortname\|Connor\|O'Sullivan}}	{{AFL Gee}}	{{cite web \|title=Big Cat earns Rising Star nod after impressive display \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1286424/big-geelong-cat-connor-osullivan-earns-telstra-afl-rising-star-nod-after-impressive-display \|website=afl.com.au \|date=24 March 2025 \|access-date=24 March 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|3 \| {{Sortname\|Harvey\|Langford}}	{{AFL Mel}}	{{cite web \|title=Top Demon draftee's bright start earns Rising Star nomination \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1290972/melbourne-demons-harvey-langford-wins-r3-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|date=31 March 2025 \|access-date=31 March 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|4 \| {{Sortname\|Levi\|Ashcroft}}	{{AFL Bri}}	{{cite web \|title=Levi lands Telstra AFL Rising nomination \|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/1751780/levi-lands-telstra-afl-rising-nomination \|website=lions.com.au \|date=7 April 2025 \|access-date=7 April 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|5 \| {{Sortname\|Archie\|Roberts\|dab=Australian footballer, born 2005}}	{{AFL Ess}}	{{cite web \|title=Roberts earns Telstra Rising Star nod \|url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1756778/roberts-earns-telstra-rising-star-nod \|website=essendonfc.com.au \|date=14 April 2025 \|access-date=14 April 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|6 \| {{Sortname\|Murphy\|Reid}}	{{AFL Fre}}	{{cite web \|title=Exciting Docker earns Rising Star nomination after blistering start \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1305407/exciting-fremantle-dockers-murphy-reid-earns-rising-star-nomination-after-blistering-start \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=22 April 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|7 \| {{Sortname\|Xavier\|Lindsay}}	{{AFL Mel}}	{{cite web \|title=X marks the star: Lindsay receives nomination \|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1768756/x-marks-the-star-lindsay-receives-nomination \|website=melbournefc.com.au \|access-date=28 April 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|8 \| {{Sortname\|Hugo\|Garcia\|dab=Australian footballer}}	{{AFL StK}}	{{cite web \|title=Saints young gun lands Rising Star nomination after big response \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1315456/st-kilda-saints-young-gun-hugo-garcia-lands-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination-after-big-response \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=5 May 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|9 \| {{Sortname\|Nate\|Caddy}}	{{AFL Ess}}	{{cite web \|title=Exciting Bombers forward earns second Rising Star nomination\|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1320225/exciting-essendon-bombers-forward-nate-caddy-earns-second-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=12 May 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|10 \| {{Sortname\|Cooper\|Lord}}	{{AFL Car}}	{{cite web \|title=Cooper Lord named as the Round 10 Telstra AFL Rising Star \|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1786043/cooper-lord-named-as-the-round-10-telstra-afl-rising-star \|website=carltonfc.com.au \|access-date=19 May 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|11 \| {{Sortname\|Angus\|Clarke}}	{{AFL Ess}}	{{cite news \|title=Breakout Bomber earns Rising Star nod after three-goal bonanza \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1330992/breakout-essendon-bomber-angus-clarke-earns-telstra-afl-rising-star-nod-after-three-goal-bonanza \|access-date=26 May 2025 \|work=afl.com.au \|date=26 May 2025 \|language=en}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|12 \| {{Sortname\|Ed\|Allan}}	{{AFL Col}}	{{cite web \|title=Young Pie earns Rising Star nomination after classy display \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1335209/young-collingwood-magpie-ed-allan-earns-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination-after-classy-display \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=2 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|13 \| {{Sortname\|Daniel\|Curtin\|dab=footballer}}	{{AFL Ade}}	{{cite web\|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1340631/adelaide-crows-tall-dan-curtin-rewarded-with-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination-after-impressive-start\|title=Crows tall rewarded with Rising Star nom after impressive start\|website=afl.com.au\|date=10 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|14 \| {{Sortname\|Tyrell\|Dewar}}	{{AFL WCE}}	{{cite web \|title=Exciting Eagle soars to land Rising Star nomination \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1344856/exciting-west-coast-eagle-tyrell-dewar-soars-to-land-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=16 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|15 \| {{Sortname\|Finn\|O'Sullivan}}	{{AFL NM}}	{{cite web \|last1=Beveridge \|first1=Riley \|title=Rising Roo to be part of one of AFL's most talented share houses \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1349965/consistent-north-melbourne-kangaroo-finn-osullivan-rewarded-with-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=23 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|16 \| Clay Hall	{{AFL WC}}	{{cite web \|title=Hall class: Young Eagles mid lands Rising Star nom \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1354709/hall-class-young-west-coast-eagles-mid-clay-hall-lands-telstra-afl-rising-star-nomination \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=30 June 2025}}
style="text-align: center;" div \|17 \| Isaac Kako	{{AFL Ess}}	{{cite web \|title=Livewire forward becomes Bombers' fourth Rising Star of 2025\|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1359898/livewire-forward-isaac-kako-becomes-essendon-bombers-fourth-telstra-afl-rising-star-of-2025 \|website=afl.com.au \|access-date=7 July 2025}}